When Mack’s exit, Los Angeles led Las Vegas, 10-3, and was putting steady pressure on Geno Smith, team manager Raiders-when Mack had registered his first bag of the campaign a few drives earlier.
Although the chargers continued to Stymie Smith’s Raiders to go 2-0 and early lead in the AFC West, the challenge will now continue to maintain such defense long-term Sans three-time all-pro.
Mack to go down is a considerable blow to Los Angeles’ defense, which last year was top of the league in permissible levels and has looked similar in two games this season. Mack, 34, is an elder leader, a perennial Pro Bowler and still a significant threat to QBS 12 years from his career. He has made each Pro Bowl since 2015 except for injury shortened 2021 periods-including all three previous campaigns with the chargers, where he registered 31 sacks.
With a bag on Monday night, his career is a total of 108.5.
In the absence of Mack, the chargers will need to count more on the Edge Rushers Bud Dupree, Caleb Murphy and Tuli Tuipulotu, who led the team with six team pressure against Raiders.